The unemployment rate here is the highest in the country

In September, the unemployment rate in the province Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship was 8.7%, and at the end of September there were 41,000 registered in labor offices. people. The unemployment rate in the region has increased and is one of the highest in the country.

Data on the situation on the regional labor market was published on Tuesday by the Statistical Office in Olsztyn, providing a message on the socio-economic situation of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in September 2025. It shows that the unemployment rate in September was 0.2% higher than in August and at the same time 0.9% higher. higher than last year.

“The unemployment rate in the voivodeship was one of the highest in the country,” said the Statistical Office in Olsztyn.

Traditionally, the highest unemployment was recorded in the counties bordering the Królewiec Oblast, i.e. Bartoszyce and Kętrzyn. The lowest unemployment rate, at 2.5%. occurs in Olsztyn, but also there, compared to September last year, there was an increase in the number of unemployed people.

At the end of September 2025, the number of unemployed people registered in labor offices amounted to 41,000. people and was higher by one thousand people than in August and higher by 4.7 thousand. people compared to September last year. The decline in employment was recorded, among others, in the corporate sector, in administration and support activities, in professional, scientific and technical activities, in information and communication, transport and storage, in trade, in the repair of motor vehicles and construction.

An increase in the number of employees was recorded only in the accommodation and catering industry (by 7.4%).

In September 2025, 1.8 thousand applications were reported to labor offices in the region. job offers, which means that there were 22 unemployed people per 1 job offer.

34,000 people are not entitled to unemployment benefits in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. people. Nearly half of the unemployed in the region are the so-called long-term unemployed people. (PAP)

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